Stress test pulmonary at MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center

250 Mercy Drive, Dubuque, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1659348506

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$145.60

Cash price

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Discounted cash price

What a hospital charges a self-pay patient who pays directly, without going through insurance — usually well below the gross charge.

Example: A CT scan has a $3,200 gross charge but an $850 discounted cash price. Ask for it by name when scheduling — hospitals don't always advertise it up front.

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What you pay up front if you don't use insurance.

$224.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$79.97 with PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE vs $265.84 with CLAIMDOC — same scan, same building. Share

Negotiated rates by payer
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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICE PREFERRED HEALTH CHOICES $79.97 ↓ -45%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $81.98 ↓ -44%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $119.37 ↓ -18%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $120.54 ↓ -17%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $121.01 ↓ -17%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.61 ↓ -11%
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.61 ↓ -11%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $129.61 ↓ -11%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE EAGLE WINDOW AND DOOR $129.92 ↓ -11%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $130.91 ↓ -10%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $132.21 ↓ -9%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $133.58 ↓ -8%
WPS WISCONSIN PHYSICIAN SERVICES $134.18 ↓ -8%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $134.91 ↓ -7%
THE ALLIANCE THE ALLIANCE $135.32 ↓ -7%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $175.91 ↑ +21%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $179.20 ↑ +23%
OSCAR OSCAR $180.43 ↑ +24%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE DEERE PREMIER $185.92 ↑ +28%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
AETNA AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
COVENTRY AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
MERITAIN AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
WEBTPA AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
AETNA EAP AETNA $187.04 ↑ +28%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +34%
GEHA UNITED HEALTHCARE $195.00 ↑ +34%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
UNITY UNITY HMO $201.60 ↑ +38%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $201.60 ↑ +38%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $201.60 ↑ +38%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $207.12 ↑ +42%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $222.20 ↑ +53%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $224.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $224.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $224.00 ↑ +54%
STEPHENSON CTY HEALTH STEPHENSON COUNTY HEALTH $224.00 ↑ +54%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $265.84 ↑ +83%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $265.84 ↑ +83%

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Stress test pulmonary at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $140.95 $11.07 – $140.94
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $109.80 $70.85 – $123.39
MercyOne New Hampton Medical Center New Hampton $273.65 $166.67 – $421.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton $234.65 $102.16 – $1,187.00
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader $273.65 $216.69 – $440.03
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $443.95 $14.48 – $683.00
MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville $421.00 $115.52 – $421.00
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton $273.65 $125.94 – $421.00

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